Cardiac Tumors
Cardiac tumors in infants and children are rare. Previously, their atypical clinical presentation prevented timely diagnosis, and the diagnosis was often postmortem. Currently, the widespread use of echocardiography and other…
CARDIOLOGY
Pharmacogenetics in the Treatment of Congenital and Acquired Cardiac Disease During Childhood
Introduction Pediatric cardiology providers commonly observe variable responses to cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and, as a result, inconsistent or counterintuitive outcomes in congenital and acquired heart disease. The contribution of development and/or…
Discharge Planning, Communications With the Team Providing Care in the Ambulatory Setting and the “Medical Home”
Communication between the cardiologist and providers of primary care is an essential component of the medical care of the patient and is of increasing importance in the current era, which…
Fontan Pathway From Birth Through Early Childhood
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. ANONYMOUS Half of what I’m teaching you is wrong. The problem is that I don’t know what half it is….
Clinical Care Pathways Supporting the Care of Children and Young People With Congenital Heart Disease
Introduction Nursing professionals use data and information about their patients’ care journeys to support decision making and the development of evidence-based practice. Care pathways provide a structured care approach using…
Screening in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Disease
Introduction “Screening” in the field of pediatric cardiology is currently implemented in many different areas. The interest and opportunities for screening have increased and evolved along with the increase in…
Psychological and Social Aspects of Pediatric Cardiac Disease
Introduction What outcomes really matter to patients, families, and societies living with the implications of congenital and acquired pediatric cardiac disease? Survival and physiologic function are certainly paramount. Dramatically improved…
Physiologic Principles to Maximize Outcome in Patients With a Functionally Univentricular Heart
Introduction The advances made in the management of newborns and infants with all forms of critical congenital heart disease (cCHD) over the past 3 decades have truly been among the…
Telemedicine in Pediatric Cardiology
Telemedicine now pervades almost every aspect of the practice of pediatric cardiology. Simply defined, telemedicine means using technology to practice medicine at a distance–and it is now used on a…
Congenital Cardiac Disease in the Setting of Genetic Syndromes
The majority of congenital heart defects (CHDs) occur as isolated malformations, whereas approximately 25% to 30% of them are associated with extracardiac anomalies, in the setting of large or submicroscopic…
